Puerto de Fuente las Varas

Cantabria, Spain

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Puerto de Fuente las Varas

from Matienzo

CAT 3

Distance

5.1km

Elevation

294m

Avg %

5.8%

Max %

9.8%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Puerto de Fuente las Varas

from Solórzano

CAT 3

Distance

8.1km

Elevation

367m

Avg %

4.5%

Max %

8.9%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Puerto de Fuente las Varas is a Category 3 cycling climb in Cantabria, Spain. Its hardest ascent, from Matienzo, covers 5.1 km at 5.8% average, gaining 294 m, with ramps up to 9.8%. The steepest kilometre averages 8.9%, around km 3.5. It can also be climbed from Solórzano (8.1 km at 4.5%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 1.7.